The 30th anniversary of Havana’s Fine Arts Biennial is being celebrated this year in May under the slogan “a living lab”. ... More


United Nations, May 10 (RHC) -- The Permanent Mission of Cuba at the United Nations presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a denunciation against Washington's unilateral inclusion of the island on the blacklist of states supposedly sponsoring international terrorism.... More


Sport News Roundup May 8

The Cuban boxing team secured 9 tickets of 9 possible at the 1st Qualifier for the Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz-2014, which takes place in Tijuana, Mexico.... More


Abuja, May 8 (RHC)-- News of the latest attack comes amid a global outcry over the Boko Haram’s kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in the same region. On Wednesday, protests continued in the capital Abuja calling on the Nigerian government to step up its search for the missing girls.... More


Abuja, May 8 (RHC)-- A new massacre by the Boko Haram in Nigeria has left several hundred people dead. Residents and local officials say dozens of Boko Haram gunmen attacked the northeast town of Gamboru Ngala on Monday.... More


Bogotá, May 8 (RHC) -- A criminal organization accused of spying on the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in an attempt to derail peace talks is the target of an ongoing government investigation. ... More


San José, May 8 (RHC) – Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís, whose landslide victory as a third-party candidate crushed Costa Rica's traditional two-party system, was inaugurated on Thursday in San José.... More


Lima, May 8 (RHC) -- Venezuela is one of the countries that have reduced inequality the most in Latin America, said Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).... More


Moscow, May 8 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on separatists to delay a referendum on breaking off from Ukraine. Areas in eastern Ukraine occupied by pro-Russian forces are set to vote this Sunday on whether to seek autonomy. ... More


Port au Prince, May 8 (RHC) – Haitian President Michel Martelly has appointed a nine-member council tasked with organizing municipal and legislative elections this year, that were supposed to be held more than two years ago. ... More


Brasilia, May 8 (RHC-WB) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff admitted on Tuesday that inflation remains a concern for Brazil but that the situation was under control, rejecting claims by some economists that the economy could deteriorate further in 2015.... More


Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- A new report warns human-driven climate change is having dramatic health, ecological and financial impacts across the United States. ... More


Vatican City, May 8 (RHC)-- The Roman Catholic Church has provided its most detailed account to date of the number of clergy officials punished for allegations of child sexual abuse. ... More


Cairo, May 8 (RHC)-- Egyptian military ruler Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has disclosed the Barack Obama administration asked him to delay the coup that overthrew elected President Mohamed Morsi last year. ... More


Havana, May 8 (RHC) – The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) issued a statement expressing concern about the decision by the U.S. State Department to again include Cuba on its unilateral blacklist of states sponsors of international terrorism, despite such measure has been rejected inside the US and around the world. ... More


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